Official Cup

Stadio Collegno
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Ernesto Minichiello started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 3rd minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Minichiello, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. When XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Alvaro Aversano put in a rough tackle. 6 minutes into the game, one of XMAS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. XMAS:s Armando Polidori showed great skill when he stopped Jaroslav Michálek:s penalty. 8 minutes into the game, COLLEGNO F.C.'s Jaroslav Michálek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Polidori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 11th minute of the match, Kert Vähi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armando Polidori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Oliver Giroud's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Armando Polidori firmly grabbed it by the left post. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kert Vähi in the 22nd minute of the match. Alberigo Gianfrancesco might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xu Zheng Zhou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberigo Gianfrancesco ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the game, Oliver Giroud lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Armando Polidori. The supporters of COLLEGNO F.C. booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Vettori didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Minichiello in the 41st minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Kert Vähi pulled a muscle in his leg after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Alessandro Vettori's late challenge caught a COLLEGNO F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Vettori helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Alessandro Vettori got a free kick in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Giroud in the 52nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oliver Giroud in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Polidori saved XMAS from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Oliver Giroud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Oliver Giroud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 55th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Zaccardi to maneuver through the defense. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Giroud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Polidori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Biagio Sarnelli went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of XMAS booed when COLLEGNO F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Biagio Sarnelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oliver Giroud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oliver Giroud's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Oliver Giroud who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 74 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Sarnelli came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Minichiello in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xu Zheng Zhou saved COLLEGNO F.C. from getting behind. In the 77th minute of the match XMAS got a corner. COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alessandro Vettori ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alessandro Vettori made a great header on XMAS's corner, it was just that COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou managed to reach the ball for a save. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Giroud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Biagio Sarnelli in the 81st minute of play. Armando Polidori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Sarnelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Ciccio Capaldo fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XMAS's protests and gave Ciccio Capaldo a yellow card for diving instead. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Sarnelli in the 87th minute of the match. After having played for 95 minutes, Biagio Sarnelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. COLLEGNO F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Biagio Sarnelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. COLLEGNO F.C. had won after a very even match.